How to Play Math Jeopardy

Reviewing math skills can be fun and entertaining if you review them in the Jeopardy game format. Not only is it fun, it provides students with the opportunity to work together to solve problems. Everyone benefits as slower students will have good role models for solving math problems and more advanced students can be challenged by more difficult questions.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Large Poster Board
• Markers
• Library Book Pockets
• Paper
• pen or pencil

1. Using five library book pockets designed to fit into the back of a library book, label the point value from 100 to 500 in hundreds. You will need at least 5 sets to complete your Jeopardy game board. Be sure to write in large numbers that can be read from the classroom seating area.

2. Create a large chart on poster board. Mark a space for the heading of each category such as "fractions", "percents" and "word problems." Write the category on index stock and stick it on with double sided tape or velcro dots so you can change the categories whenever you wish to review new concepts.

3. Label each category in large colorful print. You may wish to layout the columns that will hold the pockets with bold lines. Be sure to allow enough room for the pocket to fit inside the area you mark.

4. Remove the paper backing on the adhesive of the library pockets and place them in columns under each category. 100 should be the first pocket in the column and it should end with 500.

5. Create a set of math problems to fit each category and add the questions to the individual pockets.

6. Play the game as a whole class or in small groups. Allow students to choose a category and the point value. Remove the first question. If the student answers correctly he is awarded the point value he chose. If he answers incorrectly deduct that number of points from his total score.

Tips & Warnings

• By using library pockets to hold questions, you can change questions easily as the concepts you are reviewing change.
• By creating category titles on index cards and using double sided tape or velcro to stick them on, you can change the the categories whenever you choose. You can even use this game board for other subjects.

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